Medical Physicist

461s Siemens Healthcare Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers in Hyderabad, India is seeking a Medical Physicist to contribute to planning and quality assurance in radiation therapy. You will work across planning, dose calculation, and collaboration with clinicians.

Ideal candidates hold an MSc in Radiological/Medical Physics and have 1–3 years of experience in an oncology setting, with a focus on accuracy, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• MSc in Radiological/Medical Physics as education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Planning and data management for treatment plans: contouring, dose calculations, and machine settings.
• Develop treatment plans across modalities (3D, IMRT, IGRT, HDR, SGRT, SRS/SBRT).
• Translate plans into instructions for Radiation Therapists to execute.
• Collaborate with Radiation Oncologist and Therapists in planning.
• Assist in verification and execution of plans and provide clinical consultation.

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Planning and Clinical Responsibilities: Acquisition and storage of data for treatment plans, contouring and calculation of dose distributions and machine settings for treatment delivery
• Develop treatment plans as assigned including routine, 3D, IMRT, IGRT, HDR, SGRT and SRS/SBRT treatment planning
• Translate desired treatment plan into a set of instructions for the Radiation Therapist(s) to execute
• Collaborate with the Radiation Oncologist and Radiation Therapists in the treatment planning
• Help with verification and execution of plans
• Provide consultation to the Radiologist(s) and Radiation Oncologist(s) on the physical and radiobiological aspect of treatment
• Dose calibration for radionuclides available in Nuclear Medicine department as required
• Provide full services including contouring and developing treatment plans for VET customers

Physics Responsibilities

• Systematic measurement, documentation, and assurance of the physics aspects of all radiation delivery equipment used in clinics
• Perform acceptance testing and commissioning of all treatment-related equipment which includes calibration of all radiation producing sources and maintenance of all information for their appropriate use, radiation safety and compliance with state and national regulations
• Measurement and analysis of beam data; and tabulation of beam data for clinical use
• Develop and document performance specifications, testing, tolerances, and frequency of testing for all therapy equipment
• Conduct calibration and safety survey of imaging and radiation therapy equipment as assigned
• Maintain a comprehensive quality assurance program that ensures patients are provided tumor localization, radiation treatment, and dose distributions as prescribed which includes assurance of the accuracy of treatment unit parameters

Training Responsibilities

• Participate in physics, clinical and basic research as required
• Teach and train future medical dosimetrists and AOS physicists

Education & Work Experience: M.Sc. in Radiological/Medical physics. 1 to 3 years’ experience in Medical Physics at an oncology center.

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